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SID Discusses Display Tech in Europe

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SID will hold a Mid-Europe Meeting Programme on the 9th and 10th October this year, in Stuttgart. Topics covered on the first day will include OLED and liquid crystal technologies, as well as flexible …

Tags:Back Panel| Europe| Large Display Monitor| SID Society| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Sky Chooses Canon for Post-Production

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Canon’s DP-V3010 professional reference monitor (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 43) is to be installed in three of Sky’s high-end post-production suites in London.

Tags:Back Panel| Broadcast Monitors| Canon| Large Display Monitor| Sky| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

TiVo’s STB Uses Broadcom

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Broadcom’s BCM7445 SoC is being used in TiVo’s newest UltraHD set-top box. According to Broadcom, the SoC enables the display of UltraHD at 60fps, using the Rec.2020 colour standard.

Tags:Back Panel| Broadcom| Large Display Monitor| SOCs| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Thoughts after IBC and IFA

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I’m writing this editorial in the plane on the way back from the Munich Digital Signage conference after spending 14 of the last 15 days at industry events. Add an extra day for travel …

Tags:Dolby Vision| Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Munich Digital Signage Conf 2014| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Dynamic Focus on 19″ Wide LCD Monitors

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This week we are highlighting LCD monitors in the 19″ wide category, covering both 16:10 and 16:9 models and sizes from 18″ wide to 19.9″ wide. There are 14 brands featured in the advertising. …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| dynamic focus| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Pricing| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Toshiba to Restructure PC Unit

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Toshiba has announced a restructuring of its PC business which will see around 900 jobs lost, accounting for more than 20% of its global workforce. Although the PC business reported positive operating income in …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| PCs| toshiba| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Sony Issues Another Profit Warning

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Sony has issued its third profit warning in six months and the sixth since Kazuo Hirai was appointed CEO in 2012. The company said that it now expects to record a full year net …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| sony| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

EU Approves BSkyB Deal

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The European Union’s antitrust authority has approved BSkyB’s acquisition of Sky Italia and 57% of Sky Deutschland, saying that the transaction would not hinder competition in the European pay-TV arena. The new entity would …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Monopolies (Anti Trust)| Sky| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Apple Suppliers Made Slow Progress in August

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Taiwanese ODMs Focxonn and Pegatron are both lined up to produce new iPhones for Apple, with shipments expected to reach 80 million units by the end of this year. However, the fact that the …

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| iPhone| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Acer, Asustek See Sales Rise

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Acer saw sales in August increase 18.9% from July and 5.2% from August 2013 to NT$29.8 billion ($984.4 million), taking sales so far this year to NT$213 billion ($7 billion), though this was 11.4% …

Tags:Acer| Asus| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Watch Users Warned Away From Roads

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The Insitute of Advanced Motorists, a UK charity, has warned that the Apple Watch (which it incorrectly calls the iWatch) could be dangerous to use while driving. Head of policy Neil Greig said that …

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| Automotive| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Volfoni Chosen by Asia Cinema

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Volfoni’s Smartcrystal Diamond 3D technology has been installed in the showroom shared by Walt Disney Studios and Sony Pictures Releasing, at Asia Cinema’s Moscow location. The passive 3D system uses a ‘triple beam’ technology, …

Tags:3D Cinema| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Passive 3D| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21